Whitestone Cafe, 1 Honor Oak Park, London, SE23 1DX

installation of a retractable roof and sliding glazed panels to the front of the premises

Authority: London Borough of Lewisham
Appeal type: minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: leisure-sport · Other minor developments
Inspector: Savage K

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

The effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the area

What decided it

The proposal would fail to preserve the character and appearance of the area through its permanent, dominant structures that would obscure the original building and clash with the traditional architecture and light-touch approach of the surrounding streetscene.

Framework references: 126

Plan policies cited: Policy D3 of the London Plan 2021, Policy 15 of the Lewisham Core Strategy (June 2011), Policy DM19 of the Development Management Local Plan (November 2014), Policy DM30 of the Development Management Local Plan (November 2014), Policy DM31 of the Development Management Local Plan (November 2014), Policy BE2 of the Crofton Park and Honor Oak Park Neighbourhood Plan (May 2022)

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